Fence-guard.



PATENTED JULY 30, 1907.

W. TRUST.

' FENCE GUARD. APPLICATION FILED MAY 9. 1901.

SJ Mm WASMINOYON, n. c.

WILLIAM TROST, OF GOODLAND, KANSAS FENCE-GUARD Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1907.

Application filed May 9, 1907. Serial No. 372,778

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Tnos'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Goodland, in the county of Sherman and State of Kansas, have invented cerelevation of the invention showing the application thereof. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. tral vertical section.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 5 denotes a fence on top of whfch, at its ends, are uprights 6 in which a horizontal rod 7 is mounted. On the rod is mounted a series of tilting guards. Eachguard com- Fig. 3 is a cenprise a tubular stem 8 having a transverse opening sented picket 13 is mounted which may project from one or both sides of the stem, and is secured therein by a transverse pin 14. A guard provided with a double horizontal picket is useful on a partition fence in a chicken yard, or between two premises, as it will work from both sides. In the bottom of the casing 9 is an opening 15 to permit the escape of any water which may enter. The guards are spaced from each other on the rod by washers 16.

The device herein described is simple in construction, and can be easily put up, and it effectively serves the purpose forwhich it is intended. fowl lights on one of the horizontal pickets l3, the guard tilts as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, whereby the fowl is dislodged, after which the guard is returned to its upright position by the weighted casing 9. The device will also keep cats off the fence.

I claim The combination with a fence, of a rod mounted above the top thereof, and a series of guards strung on the rod, said guards comprising the hollow casing adapted to receive a weight, a tubular stem rising from the casing and having a transverse opening to receive the aforesaid rod, and vertically and horizontally presented pickets carried by said stem.

In testimony whereof I al'fix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM TRUST.

Witnesses:

C. C. CALVERT, E. W. SULLIVAN.

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